Thursday, November 12, 2015

Afghanistan ISIS Beheaded 7 Hazara Hostages

November 9 announcement Afghan Fighters Loyal to ISIS Beheaded 7 Hostages [With Wire] www.nytimes.com The New York Times Afghan militants claiming loyalty to the Islamic State were found to have beheaded seven ethnic Hazara civilians who had been abducted in the southern Afghan province of Zabul, officials said on Monday,... beheaded Hazara hostages belonged to one of several groups of travelers captured by Islamic State militants more than a month ago and were being held in the Arghandab district in Zabul Province. After their bodies were discovered by the Taliban, local elders helped mediate their transfer to a hospital in government territory on Sunday, the officials said. Two children were among the seven beheaded hostages, local officials said. “Their throats had been cut with metal wire,”

November 9 announcement Afghan Fighters Loyal to ISIS Beheaded 7 Hostages [With Wire] www.nytimes.com The New York Times Afghan militants claiming loyalty to the Islamic State were found to have beheaded seven ethnic Hazara civilians who had been abducted in the southern Afghan province of Zabul, officials said on Monday,... beheaded Hazara hostages belonged to one of several groups of travelers captured by Islamic State militants more than a month ago and were being held in the Arghandab district in Zabul Province. After their bodies were discovered by the Taliban, local elders helped mediate their transfer to a hospital in government territory on Sunday, the officials said. Two children were among the seven beheaded hostages, local officials said. “Their throats had been cut with metal wire,”